Government Floats Using Emergency Fund on Public Transport, Labour Asks Why It Wasn't in Budget

Labour leads with its chin on transport cap costs – critics swing wildly

The party’s first big policy of election year sparks intense blowback over its cost, partly because its potential upside wasn’t spelled out. Tim Murphy investigates.

Labour questions timing of government's public transport announcement

The government says it could use its emergency fund on better public transport services, but the opposition says it's surprising there was no...

Government floats using emergency fund on public transport, Labour asks why it wasn’t in Budget

By Lillian Hanly of RNZ The Government says it could use its emergency fund on better public transport services, but the opposition says it’s surprising that...

Government floats using emergency fund on public transport, Labour asks why it wasn't in Budget

But the opposition says that's surprising, given there was no evidence of a desire to improve public transport in the Budget.